Tonight, post run, I ended up hanging out with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long while at our favourite all you can eat sushi place down the road. Just like I’ve mentioned in the past, it’s almost as if the ability to gorge ourselves got left behind in university. I had totally forgotten about it, but my friend mentioned a time when we felt like getting stuffed post exam and went to the Pizza Hut lunch buffet. I somehow managed to down 13 small slices of pizza that afternoon. And afterwards we walked over to the Dairy Queen next door to cap things off. Holy crap. I simply can’t even imagine doing that now. So, the lack of will and ability to really stuff ourselves only means that we take our time choosing stuff that gives us the most bang for our buck. I mean, it’s easy enough to pick rolls that would normally cost $8 anywhere else. Those pile up.
Anyway, mid-dinner, we were talking about our meal when I came to the realization that there’s a definite pattern in the way I tackle all you can eat sushi places. I actually rarely ever go for anything raw. That totally didn’t occur to me until tonight. I did order sashimi and it wasn’t really a favourite of mine. Instead I gravitated to the rolls and other cooked items. I do eat maki rolls, but I will go for the ones that have tempura shrimp or grilled eel as the protein part. It’s not that I hate the raw fish, but it’s simply not that great. I do remember eating sashimi in Japan, and man, that was some amazing stuff. Here though in Toronto, the fish is inevitably pre-frozen, and you can taste it. That’s not to say that the fish isn’t tasty, but the mouth-feel leaves something to be desired. I don’t want to eat something that’s simply “all right” when there’s plenty of other stuff on the menu that makes me happy, know what I mean?
Wow, I feel a little odd even admitting any of this. I mean, I do like sushi and sashimi. Just…I need to pick and choose when I partake in that kind of food, and oddly enough all you can eat Japanese is not ideal. Go figure.
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